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WorksheetsEarth Science Regents Review
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 1hrs 12mins
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Class
Date
1.
An INTRUSIVE igneous rock with large crystals is formed:
a)
When magma cools quickly.
b)
At the bottom of the ocean.
c)
When magma cools slowly, allowing time for crystals to grow.
d)
At the top of a mountain.
2.
Which will most likely form when movement along a plate boundary forces a landmass to be pulled apart?
a)
volcanic island arc
b)
continental mountains
c)
continental rift
d)
oceanic trench
3.
Which natural phenomenon occurs as a result of Earth rotating on its axis?
a)
movement of tectonic plates
b)
deep ocean currents
c)
seasonal changes
d)
day and night
4.
What feature is labeled B in Figure 9-1?
a)
trench
b)
ocean ridge
c)
Volcanic Island Arc
d)
Continental Volcanic Arc
5.
Use the latitude/longitude map below to answer the next few questions.
What is the location of point B?
What is the location of point B?
a)
60° W, 120° N
b)
60° N, 120°E
c)
60° N, 120° W
d)
60° S, 120° N
6.
When looking at the hill on the right, which side of the hill is steeper? The right hand side or the left hand side?
a)
Right
b)
Left
7.
The major greenhouse gas(es)
a)
carbon dioxide and water vapor
b)
aerosols/CFC's
c)
manure
d)
sulfur dioxide
8.
Which statement best explains why stars viewed from the Northern Hemisphere appear to revolve around Polaris?
a)
Polaris rotates on its axis
b)
Earth rotates on its axis.
c)
Polaris revolves around Earth.
d)
Earth revolves around Polaris.
9.
The hydrosphere covers approximately what percentage of Earth’s lithosphere?
a)
100%
b)
70%
c)
50%
d)
25%
10.
The deflection of prevailing winds and ocean currents in the Northern Hemisphere is called
a)
eccentricity
b)
refraction
c)
the Coriolis effect
d)
the Doppler effect
11.
Earth’s rate of revolution is approximately
a)
1° per day
b)
15° per day
c)
23.5° per day
d)
360° per day
12.
The asteroid Ceres lies at an average distance of 414 million kilometers from the Sun. The period of revolution of Ceres around the Sun is approximately
a)
438 days
b)
687 days
c)
4.6 years
d)
12.6 years
13.
Which planet has a density that is less than the density of liquid water?
a)
Mercury
b)
Earth
c)
Mars
d)
Saturn
14.
Which diagram best represents the relative wavelengths of visible light, ultraviolet energy, and infrared energy?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
15.
The graph shows the yearly air temperature and precipitation of a location on Earth. This location would be most likely at a latitude of
a)
0°
b)
35° S
c)
50° N
d)
90° N
16.
The map shows a stream. Letters A, B, C, and D represent locations on the stream surface. Arrows represent the direction of stream flow. Which two locations have the greatest stream velocities?
a)
A and B
b)
B and C
c)
C and D
d)
D and A
17.
What would most likely reduce the amount of runoff at location B?
a)
infiltration occurring faster than precipitation
b)
greater condensation than evaporation
c)
saturated soil below the land surface
d)
a frozen land surface
18.
The downward movement of water from location A will usually be greatest when the soil is
a)
nonporous and the particles are uniformly small in size
b)
nonporous and the particles are uniformly large in size
c)
porous and the particles are uniformly small in size
d)
porous and the particles are uniformly large in size
19.
The greatest amount of transpiration and evaporation will occur most likely when the air temperature is
a)
low and the humidity is low
b)
low and the humidity is high
c)
high and the humidity is low
d)
high and the humidity is high
20.
What is the largest type of sediment that could be transported at location B?
a)
silt
b)
sand
c)
pebbles
d)
cobbles
21.
Where do deltas form?
a)
in desert areas
b)
on the banks of rivers
c)
at river mouths
d)
in valleys formed by glaciers
22.
In sea-floor spreading the newest rock is found
a)
mid-ocean ridge
b)
trench
c)
abyssal plain
23.
What type of plate boundary created the Himalaya mountains?
a)
Continent-Continent Divergent
b)
Continent-Ocean Convergent
c)
Ocean-Ocean Convergent
d)
Continent-Continent Convergent
24.
What 2 air masses meet to form tornado alley?
a)
maritime tropical & continental polar
b)
maritime continental & continental polar
c)
martime tropical & maritime contental
d)
arctic & polar
25.
In which of these general areas would you expect sinkholes to occur?
a)
Divergent tectonic plate boundaries such as mid-ocean ridges and continental rifts
b)
Anywhere there are slopes
c)
Areas with limestone formations and water flowing underground
d)
Near tectonic plate boundaries involving subduction, such as the Pacific’s Ring of Fire
26.
1.1.2 Which of the following is true about the Earth’s axis, the Earth’s revolution around the Sun, and the seasons?
a)
Changes in the direction of the Earth’s axis cause the seasons
b)
The Earth’s axis keeps pointing in the same direction, and as Earth travels around the Sun, the angle between the axis and the Sun changes, causing the seasons.
c)
Seasons are caused by the Earth’s elliptical orbit and its being closer to the Sun in January than it is in July
d)
Seasons are caused by the position of the moon relative to the Sun
27.
What kind of tide is being experience here?
a)
Neap high tide
b)
Neap low tide
c)
Spring high tide
d)
Spring low tide
28.
Which location is most likely experiencing the greatest wind speeds?
a)
Location A
b)
Location B
c)
Location C
d)
Location D
29.
Pieces of lead, copper, iron, and granite, each having a mass of 1 kilogram and a temperature of 100ºC, were removed from a container of boiling water and allowed to cool under identical conditions. Which piece most likely cooled to room temperature first?
a)
copper
b)
lead
c)
iron
d)
granite
30.
A major piece of evidence supporting the Big Bang Theory and the expansion of the universe is the observation of wavelengths of stars in distant galaxies show a
a)
red shift and are moving away
b)
red shift and moving towards
c)
blue shift and moving away
d)
blue shift and moving towards
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